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Old 20-08-2009, 09:38   #69
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Re: Young tearaways around the Roegreave Rd area

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Originally Posted by Lampman View Post
As we have mentioned a number of times it's all down to a lack of respect and discipline.
Where do the young get guidance from these days? Not parents,not school,not the police ,nor in youth clubs.
The teachers are hamstrung by the rules they have to abide by,the police ditto.Youth workers have a brief to engage the youngsters and not be judgemental.
All this combines to give the message that there are no boundaries; yob rule is ok!
Perhaps we should start again with the schools being the first target,reinstate discipline backed up by sensible school governors.
Human nature makes us challenge authority,but in the end we have to live within a lawful state.
Some kids develop into model adults,some regretably don't.
If all they have to guide them is the behaviour of their peers then the situation will continue to degenerate.
Do parents know or care what little Wayne and Waynette are up to when they are out and about?
Take a walk around any area after dark,do you feel secure?
Time for a rethink.
Rant over!
Not much wrong with your assessment Lampman, but as much as I'd like to see a return to old values, it ain't going to happen, there are to many do gooders now who's philosophy is that kids should be respected, in my day kids were respected but they first had to earn that respect. Having said that not all kids are bad, but they are all tared with the same brush, unfortunately
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